| During December 1998, the Bie Province resulted in a large influx of internally displaced person's (IDPs) into Kuito, with as many as 250,000 people crowding into camps. CARE's emergency relief project aimed at increasing food security for displaced and vulnerable IDPs and others affected by the war by providing basic food supplies. CARE distributed monthly food rations to over 200,000 displaced persons and former UNITA combatants in the Kuito area. The ration included maize, beans, vegetable oil and iodized salt. The World Food Programme (WFP)was responsible for the provision of food, its transport and storage as far as Kuito, while CARE was responsible for distribution to end users in the camps. CARE worked closely with the community leadership to maintain effective and timely distributions. With the resettlement of IDPs and former combatants, CARE has undertaken distributions at extended centers located in municipalities and communes around Bie Province. CARE and WFP have also collaborated on food-for-work activities to repair infrastructure such as bridges. |